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TIL that a Ukrainian cult tried to recruit John Quijada, the inventor of an extremely complex language known as Ithkuil, believing that they could use it to create a new race with a superhuman intellect.

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woVW6 TIL the NASA X-43 achieved Mach 9.6 with a jet engine. The unmanned 3.6 meter aircraft were used to prove the design and were purposely crashed into the ocean on test completion. An aircraft that could sustain this speed would be able to travel 1000 kilometers every 5 minutes.
8aGPP TIL That people allergic to shellfish are also allergic to cockroaches
ADap7 TIL that the band Metallica played a show in Antartica so that they would become the first band to perform on all seven continents.
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9RKD TIL that 7 people possess physical keys to the internet. By combining at least 5 of them, they may together control the authenticity of the internet